‘We tell kids, this ocean is yours’: how South Africa’s ‘Black Mermaid’ inspires children to swim

‘We tell kids, this ocean is yours’: how South Africa’s ‘Black Mermaid’ inspires children to swim

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When Zandile Ndhlovu looked below the surface of the ocean for the first time, she was terrified. Then 28, she was on a snorkelling trip in Bali. “The captain told us to jump off the boat into the water, and I started freaking out when I realised I couldn’t touch the ground,” says Ndhlovu, who has…

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